Horse-collar



(No Model.)

P. B. HIBBARD.

HORSE COLLAR.

No. 414,313. Patented Nov. 5, 1889.

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351 GHQ M40430 W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK B. HIBBARD, or IRVINGTON, NEBRASKA.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,313, dated November 5, 1889 Application filed May 13, 1889.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK B. HIBBARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Irvington, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to an improvement in attachments for horse-collars, and has for its object to strengthen a collar and to preserve its shape, preventing the same from breaking by careless handling. These objects I accomplish by the means shown and illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a front view of a collar with my improvements applied. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of my improved device removed from points or barbs d.

the collar. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken at the point x w on 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken at the point y y on Fig. 2.

Referring byletter to the said drawings,A indicates a horse-collar, which maybe of any ordinary or approved construction, having the usual belly portion B and rim 0.

D indicates my improved device for strengthening the collar and sustaining the samerin proper position. This device D is made of a shape approximating that of a collar, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and is formed from spring-steel or other suitable material.

In forming this strengthening device D, I take astrip of spring-steel or other suitable material and bend the same in the shape of a collar, as shown. The bent portion of this device is reduced or beat down so as to increase its strength at that point, being somewhat rounded and thickened, as shown at a. From this rounded and thickened portion the branches 1) are carried upwardly and inwardly, and terminate in inwardlydirected These branches taper longitudinally toward their upper ends, and they also taper transversely, as better shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the transverse taper $eria1No. 310,502. (No model) being designed to present a flare, so as to conform to the rim of the collar and adapt the device to snugly seat itself thereon and olfer no obstruction to the proper position of the hames. This strengthening device D is designed to be placed on the outer side of the collar, with its inner edge resting in the groove and its flat sides bearing against the run.

In the most of cases I find that one of these devices is sufficient to preserve the shape of the collar and protect it from breakage or injury, and in such cases the device, as before described, is placed upon the outer side of the collar, with its barbs or points embedded in the upper portion thereof, and such points are sufiicient to sustain it in proper position, although a loop or band may in some cases be employed as an additional means of security. When it is desirable to attain additional strength and rigidity of the collar-,ono

construction or configuration as to afford no obstruction or inconvenience to the proper seating of the hames.

Having described my invention, what I claim is-- The combination, with a horse-collar, of a yielding strengthening device composed of a thin fiat piece of spring metal havingits bent portion thickened and partly rounded and its upper branches tapering longitudinally and terminating in inwardly-directed points, the said branches being also tapered transversely, so as to snugly scat themselves on the rim of a collar and offer no obstruction to the placing of the hanies, substantially as specified.

I11 testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK l3. IIIBBARD. \Vitnesses:

A. L. REED, H. G. JORDAN. 

